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The list contains Nikos Oikonomopoulos, several swear words and no asterisks.
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Millennial, do you remember the first time you heard his track “Bitch in the Soul”. Nikos Economopoulos; It was 2011. At that time you were probably preparing for yet another – not so discreet – exit from some university auditorium. You had given him half an hour’s chance, remember. In the evening you would naturally go without any stress for your evening drink with your friends. Your departure from the auditorium tomorrow could be skipped. You would end up in some Greek restaurant. Yes, then you didn’t feel the need to play with words or to include in some general concept your apologetic need to have fun with folk songs. You wouldn’t say that you ended up with some Greek, who has acquired a meta identity in the Athenian urban culture. You didn’t expect a trash party, which has already categorized Greek folk songs in a nostalgic sphere of “who you used to be” or “only after 3 drinks”.
Today everyone is talking about her new track Ives Adamou, “You said”. The pun is artfully self-spoilt by its visual single, which features a pipe. If we were Rook-Zook players right now, I’d probably call you “plural” and we’d win a round of the telegame. Maybe Luben made a video for us too.
“Eipes”, with music and lyrics by Michalis METH Quinelis, is not the first (popular) pop piece that includes in its lyrics a word that is usually followed by a “beep” or is considered explicit anyway. In popular songs from time to time words such as “whore”, “brothel”, “slut” appeared, additions which often turned them into hits, when no one still thought that they expressed misogynistic feelings and a sexism very pervasive in this genre music. In times when the “popular child” was hurt and automatically transformed the feeling of rejection into “the bad behavior of a cheap woman”. In times when Dimitra Adamopoulou’s account, which “psychotherapies” problematic lyrics with her illustrations, was not even an idea. In times when, after all, being sexist and misogynist just made you more of a slob and didn’t open your nostrils. We don’t remember them, but some of their songs have remained as answers to that nonsense (which always squeezes some): “what do you mean you don’t listen to folk music?” I mean, when you break up, what do you listen to?”
The profanity in the more pop-sounding and folk songs used to bring the shock factor into the equation at minimal cost, knowing a bit about the hype of the track. We all remember the excited faces of our classmates when we sang at the top of our lungs “how stupid you are” at parties of the time. Or the looks of shame and satisfaction, as if we made the biggest mess in the world, but we shrugged it off at the last moment, when the verse “whore in the soul” was enough to make a bunch of bars raise their hands. Even if they had never even met a woman who could fit under the description. But especially even if we don’t fully understand the essence of the verse.
Today, yes, “You said”, it has stuck a bit like chewing gum in our minds. Some listen to it on repeat. Others hear it playing sadistically in the background of their brains and we wonder: would a playlist with all those popular tracks that might owe their popularity precisely to a “bad word” make sense? In a swear word? In their rampant sexism that nevertheless ended up covering the untamed, unripe instincts of a newly divorced man who hadn’t yet invested his first 50 euros in psychotherapy?
Songs like these:
Whore in the Psyche – Nikos Oikonomopoulos
Hold me cerebrally – Konstantinos Nazis
Iulia Kallimani – 7/7
Asto – Petros Iakovides
In the Fire – Anna Vissi
How Soft You Are – Goin’ Through
Forbidden – Giorgos Tsalikis
By Π@τ@ν@s It’s happening – Antipas
I admit you – Pantelis Pantelidis
They Don’t Say – Ilias Vrettos
Tell him – Zan Batist
Cariola I Hate You – Christos Dantes
